Tag Archives: poetry

Poetry Day: The Trickster War

Posted on September 10, 2026 by Charles Yallowitz

(This poem was going to connect to a story that I never got off the ground.  It was going to be all of the tricksters from mythology messing with each other and humanity.  They would eventually toppled human civilization and … Continue reading →

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Poetry Day: The Sleepy Destroyer

Posted on September 3, 2026 by Charles Yallowitz

(An old poem I found on the blog.  In college, I owned an N64.  My friends and I loved to play Super Smash Bros.  The problem came about that I was destroying people . . . routinely.  First, they banned … Continue reading →

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Poetry Day: The Toilers

Posted on August 27, 2026 by Charles Yallowitz

(Yeah . . . I want to change the title of this poem, but I find the potential accident too funny.) In weather sweet or sour They are found at work Sweating in the fields Or wasting in the cube … Continue reading →

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Poetry Day: The Teamwork Drill

Posted on August 20, 2026 by Charles Yallowitz

(So, this is a poem depicting a scene in Beginning of a Hero.  It was one that kept evolving with giving more to secondary characters and leading up to Luke Callindor making a big mistake.  There’s some childish humor in it … Continue reading →

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Poetry Day: The Superior Inferior

Posted on August 13, 2026 by Charles Yallowitz

(It really is odd that humans consider themselves the superior creature of Earth.  We come up short in so many things.  Still, it has got me wondering how other creatures perceive the planet and their place in it.) Do cats … Continue reading →

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Poetry Day: The Snoozer and The Exhausted

Posted on August 6, 2026 by Charles Yallowitz

(A poem about two people.  One is always passing out for a nap while the other struggles to sleep.  Why do these types always find each other?) Crisscrossed pair Sharing the same bed One can rarely find relief Recovering from … Continue reading →

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Poetry Day: The Random Remote Ruler

Posted on July 30, 2026 by Charles Yallowitz

(I think most people know someone who will get the TV remote and then channel surf the whole time.  They won’t give up control even though they don’t know what they want to watch.  You either have to remain captive … Continue reading →

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Poetry Day: The Prismatic Laugh

Posted on July 23, 2026 by Charles Yallowitz

(Laughter is essential to living.  So many varieties and uses too.) Such a simple sound With a multitude of names The flirty titter The polite chuckle The friendly guffaw The maniacal cackling The drunken belly-laugh More names come to mind … Continue reading →

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Poetry Day: The Point Is?

Posted on July 16, 2026 by Charles Yallowitz

(The point of life?  Damned if I know.) Is there any point? To most of what we do. Toiling time away. Ignoring fallen dreams.   We earn our own survival. But give up a life well-lived. No stories will be … Continue reading →

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Poetry Day: The Poem and The Song

Posted on July 9, 2026 by Charles Yallowitz

(This stems from the belief that songs and poems are related.  The only difference is one has music and the other doesn’t.) A debate of recent thought Noted in the words of others Forged from a simple question That has … Continue reading →

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